Cost of Living & Income: Shanghai vs Florianopolis

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shanghai and Florianopolis are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricShanghaiFlorianopolisShanghai vs Florianopolis
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,735¥6,294Shanghai earns 1.9× the salary in Florianopolis

Daily expenses

MetricShanghaiFlorianopolisShanghai vs Florianopolis
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥59Florianopolis costs 1.98× the price in Shanghai
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥310Florianopolis costs 1.55× the price in Shanghai
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥52Florianopolis costs 1.49× the price in Shanghai
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥429.8¥556.3Florianopolis costs 1.29× the price in Shanghai
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥76.5¥147.7Florianopolis costs 1.93× the price in Shanghai
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥52.7¥84.0Florianopolis costs 1.60× the price in Shanghai
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥462.0¥208.2Shanghai costs 2.22× the price in Florianopolis
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥60.0¥52.7Shanghai costs 1.14× the price in Florianopolis
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥8.8Florianopolis costs 1.03× the price in Shanghai

Supermarket prices

MetricShanghaiFlorianopolisShanghai vs Florianopolis
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥88.8¥62.7Shanghai costs 1.42× the price in Florianopolis
🥚 Eggs (12)¥12.3¥17.0Florianopolis costs 1.38× the price in Shanghai
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥7.3Shanghai costs 1.86× the price in Florianopolis
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥13.0¥10.5Shanghai costs 1.24× the price in Florianopolis
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥15.5¥15.7Florianopolis costs 1.01× the price in Shanghai
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.6¥7.0Florianopolis costs 1.26× the price in Shanghai
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥12.0¥11.1Shanghai costs 1.08× the price in Florianopolis
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.1¥9.9Florianopolis costs 1.63× the price in Shanghai
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥77.5¥59.3Shanghai costs 1.31× the price in Florianopolis

Rent & property prices

MetricShanghaiFlorianopolisShanghai vs Florianopolis
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,371¥4,409Shanghai costs 1.45× the price in Florianopolis
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,832¥3,253Shanghai costs 1.18× the price in Florianopolis
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,000¥8,959Shanghai costs 1.79× the price in Florianopolis
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥8,594¥6,917Shanghai costs 1.24× the price in Florianopolis
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥93,933¥18,873Shanghai costs 4.98× the price in Florianopolis
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥44,760¥10,818Shanghai costs 4.14× the price in Florianopolis